Vollebekk

Photos: Jean-Pierre Mesinele

Vollebekk

Vollebekk is an area in Groruddalen, not far from Økern. It is a quiet corner of Oslo consisting with mainly residential areas. Industry used to dominate the landscape here until this was phased out during the late 2010s. With a clean canvas, a new neighborhood could emerge, and rethinking housing projects. The area is estimated to hold about 1600 residential units. A-lab has been a key actor in developing Vollebekk as it was responsible for the entire zoning plan. It was also the architect for several of the subdivisions in the area.

TYPE OF PROJECT: Housing
LOCATION: Vollebekk, Oslo
CLIENT: Obos Nye hjem/ Veidekke Eiendom
COLLABORATORS: Asplan Viak, ØRP, Norconsult, SOLA (LARK)
SIZE: 44 349 m² GBA
PROJECT STATUS: Completed

Getting the zoning plan right

A-lab got into Vollebekk by winning a competition for Aspelin Ramm. As Vollebekk was further developed, A-lab was tapped to do the other zoning plans as well. All in all, A-lab was in charge of the zoning planning for the larger part of Vollebekk.

*the different blocks*